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15:20 Lingfield Park

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £18,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.39s
  • Off Time: 15:21:06
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Matsunosuke

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Swiss Franc

    9/4

      3
      Silk -

      Little Edward

      5/1

        1(7)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE star on body and cap, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars

        Matsunosuke

        14 DCD
        9/2
        • Form 213-913
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 102

        held up in rear, headway on outside from over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, soon clear

        2(6)
        Silk - Dark blue and pink stripes, pink sleeves and cap

        Swiss Franc

        45 D
        9/4
        • Form 33/3639-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 100

        led 1f, chased leader after, effort and soon every chance inside final furlong, no answer to winners late surge

        3(3)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, striped sleeves, Black cap

        Stoneacre Lad (IRE)

        112 b D
        22/1
        • Form 391900-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 100

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out

        4(1)
        Silk - Black, Light Green hoops, White cap

        Ebraam (USA)

        14 CDCD
        8/1
        • Form 47542-7
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 95

        in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish

        5(2)
        Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Green sleeves and cap

        Doubtful Sound (USA)

        14 p CD
        3/1
        • Form 22115-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 95

        led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

        6(4)
        Silk - Royal blue, white hoops, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds, royal blue cap

        Haajes

        11 t D
        20/1
        • Form 17400-7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 91

        mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        7(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange star, striped cap

        Little Edward

        14 CDCD
        5/1
        • Form 22142-2
        • Age 11
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 88

        tracked leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

        8(8)
        Silk - Black, Mauve spots on sleeves

        Thoughtsofstardom

        8 DCD
        25/1
        • Form 01211-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 75

        held up in rear, pushed along and kept on final furlong, nearest finish

        Previous results

        2008
        (9)
        Silk -

        Ebraam (USA)

        7/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        In depth

        Verdict

        DOUBTFUL SOUND can confirm form with Little Edward here given that he is just 1lb worse off for beating that opponent by a couple of lengths over 6f here last time, while Ebraam and Matsunosuke are respected. The Reg Hollinshead-trained nomination is a hugely consistent performer for his octogenarian handler, having won four of his last eight starts and being placed on a couple of other occasions. He proved he handles this circuit last time and the drop back to the minimum should not inconvenience him, and he can continue his rich vein of form. Little Edward is almost a stone better off with Matsunosuke on their running at Great Leighs last month and should comfortably reverse those placings on that basis, while Ebraam has plenty to find with the selection from last time they met and in any case is not easy to win with. Swiss Franc would make them all go if at his best, but the drop back to the minimum trip is not certain to suit and Doubtful Sound is taken to score.

        Formwatch

        Matsunosuke 15-2 (9-6) Steadied start, towards rear, good headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Doubtful Sound (8-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.

        Swiss Franc 8-1 (9-2) Pulled very hard behind, ridden over 2f out, no headway and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Duff (9-4) at Kempton 7f lst stk (1) pol in Dec.

        Stoneacre Lad (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Always behind, last of 16, 14l behind Hamish McGonagall (9-1) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.

        Ebraam (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Steadied start, towards rear, some headway on outside over 1f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 7l behind Doubtful Sound (8-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.

        Doubtful Sound (USA) 12-1 (8-6) Chased leading pair, ridden to lead 1f out, soon clear, driven out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol beating Little Edward (8-0) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.

        Haajes 28-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 22l behind Nightjar (8-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.

        Little Edward 9-1 (8-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not troubled winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Doubtful Sound (8-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.

        Thoughtsofstardom 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, not quicken, one pace, 5th of 9, 3l behind Chjimes (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.